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No. 13 Notre Dame (3-1) at No. 22 Purdue (2-1), 7:45 pm EDT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- Aiming for its first three-game winning streak over Notre Dame in 36 years, No. 22 Purdue first has to get over a difficult defeat.
The Boilermakers face a strong challenge in their final non-conference matchup of the season when they host the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish on Saturday.
Purdue (2-1) opened Big Ten Conference play last weekend with a 42-35 setback in double overtime at Minnesota.
The Boilermakers rallied from a 17-7 deficit to take a 28-20 lead before the Golden Gophers scored a touchdown and had a successful two-point conversion with 1:34 left in regulation. After the teams traded touchdowns in overtime, Gary Russell scored a rushing touchdown for Minnesota and Brandon Kirsch's fourth-down pass to Charles Davis fell incomplete for Purdue, ending the contest.
Purdue entered the contest leading the nation in rushing defense but surrendered 301 yards on the ground to Minnesota, the country's top rushing offense.
The Boilermakers have won the last two meetings with the Irish, including a 41-16 rout in South Bend last year, but have not won three straight games in
the series since 1967-69.
Notre Dame is 49-25-2 all-time in the series, including 30-18 since they started playing for the Shillelagh Trophy in 1957.
Notre Dame (3-1) bounced back from a 44-41 overtime setback vs. Michigan State on September 17 with a 36-17 road win over Washington and former coach Tyrone Willingham last Saturday.
Brady Quinn completed 25-of-37 passes for 327 yards and a touchdown and has thrown for 1,181 yards and 10 TDs with just two interceptions through four games.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- Aiming for its first three-game winning streak over Notre Dame in 36 years, No. 22 Purdue first has to get over a difficult defeat.
The Boilermakers face a strong challenge in their final non-conference matchup of the season when they host the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish on Saturday.
Purdue (2-1) opened Big Ten Conference play last weekend with a 42-35 setback in double overtime at Minnesota.
The Boilermakers rallied from a 17-7 deficit to take a 28-20 lead before the Golden Gophers scored a touchdown and had a successful two-point conversion with 1:34 left in regulation. After the teams traded touchdowns in overtime, Gary Russell scored a rushing touchdown for Minnesota and Brandon Kirsch's fourth-down pass to Charles Davis fell incomplete for Purdue, ending the contest.
Purdue entered the contest leading the nation in rushing defense but surrendered 301 yards on the ground to Minnesota, the country's top rushing offense.
The Boilermakers have won the last two meetings with the Irish, including a 41-16 rout in South Bend last year, but have not won three straight games in
the series since 1967-69.
Notre Dame is 49-25-2 all-time in the series, including 30-18 since they started playing for the Shillelagh Trophy in 1957.
Notre Dame (3-1) bounced back from a 44-41 overtime setback vs. Michigan State on September 17 with a 36-17 road win over Washington and former coach Tyrone Willingham last Saturday.
Brady Quinn completed 25-of-37 passes for 327 yards and a touchdown and has thrown for 1,181 yards and 10 TDs with just two interceptions through four games.
